Cleveland Indians topple Toronto Blue Jays to clinch World Series spot

Relief pitcher Cody Allen of the Cleveland Indians.
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Despite a dearth of healthy starting pitchers, the Cleveland Indians managed to clinch a spot in the World Series on Wednesday, defeating the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 in their fourth win of the best-of-seven American League Championship Series. Toronto only managed to win one game against the dominant team from Cleveland, which is now looking to follow up on the 2016 NBA Championship win by the Cavaliers that marked the first major sports title for the city in 52 years.

The Indians will face the winner of the National League Championship Series, which currently has the Los Angeles Dodgers up 2-1 on the Chicago Cubs; game four begins tonight at 8:08 p.m. ET. The Indians last appeared in the World Series in 1997, where the Miami Marlins defeated them; the team has not won a World Series since 1948.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.